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The Order of tihe 6oodon Fleece.
The name of the Golden Fleece had
a two-fold signification. It meant to
typify the spirit of chivalrous adven
ture-of going into new lands to con
quer new fame-the same spirit which
actuated the Argonauts of legend, who
went in search of the Golden Fleece.
But there was also the religious idea.
The Savior has been represented under
the form of a lamb. To win His re
demption by "knightly" deeds, in the
best signification of that noble wor ,
was obviously an object of the new so
ulety of chivalry. Iigh privileges
were early conferred on the Knights
of the Flecce,whoso numbe'r was orig
inally limited to thirty-one. When the
Counts of Egmont and Hori were
Illegally executed under tihe rt ign of
Philip II. on account of the stand they
made for the liberties of their country,
they both appealed against the sent
ence, alleging, amoug other reasons,
that as Kalghts of the Fleece.they had
the right to be tried by their brother
knights. After the war of the Spanish
siccession, which loft a Bourbon on
the throne bf Spain, there arose a dis
pute between the Emperor and the
King of Spain as to which of them had
the right to the sovereignty of the or
tier. The question was anL extremely
complicated one. The Emperor
Charles VI., as heir male of the ips
burgs, might fairly claiu the knightly
heritage as his right. On the other
hand Philip of Bourbon might arge
descent through an heiress .nd ilead
that In Spain and the Low Countries
the Salle law had never been recogniz
ed. Tihe matter was finally arranged
through treaty, the Emperor and King
of Spain being recognized as joint
grandmasters oi the order, with equal
power to name knights. 'liMo Aistrian
and Spanish badges of tie order aie
almost though not, quite identical in
form. Each has the well-known col
lar of gold and il nt-stones, with the
typleal device, "Ante forlt quani 1 im
ma micat,'' though the nobler legend
runs-'"'Pretium nor. vile labot em."
The Archdukes of At t ill and the
Infantsof Spain are all, as a- rule.
Knights of the Fleece. In later years
tihe order has been conferred with
What mut. to her.at hN e appeared
unduec freedom). For .uscanco, on 31.
Thiers, 7vho was not even 'noble,"
and inleed had time sole merit of being
President of the French Republic and
one of the greatest atven living. Then
It was tbat. political ?ddity called tihe
Spanish republic, which beto wed tihe
disineion of tihe little red collar rib
and on M. Tilers. The Diuke of.Aost.o,
by the way viile figauriig as A nadeus
I. of Spaina sent the Foece to a distin
guished Castillan ioblemuan, who re
turned tihe decoration without a word.
It is a waste (if words to charanterize
the coniduct of this grandee as i-, de
serves. Why the foreign hiouse of
Savoy rhouild be less entitled to respoct
than tihe foreign house of' France it
would be dfllicult to explain. The
Prince of Wales Is a Knight of the
Golden Fleece-'.ho only Euglishman
who enjoys thamt dh~ tincttonm. Th'ie
Spanieh order was conferied on him
- whmen lie was ten years old, the A uis
trian some time hater. Not long ago It
was whispere'd thiat his Cathaolio Ala
jeruty was rathier axl us for an ex
change of ribiamds between liho Courts
of S. lldefoiiso and St. James. He
wvaited ti~ G~arer for himnseif and
wonuld have c-onfterred thme Flecoe on
t he Uke oh Edlinbumrg or on Prince
Albert, Victor of W'ales-perhmaps on
both---to stecure for hiseli tihe most
coveted (of all decoratmions, withmot
wh le nBoverigna feels t hat he belongs
to heillnmer circle of roy ally.
Throwing Isis Famuniy to the WOives.
Self-preservation is said to be thme
first law of 1~ature, yet there are cir
cumistances in which this law should
be infringed, and the safety of others
- take pmrece.dencet of then long nig to prne.
serve one's life from the dianger which
threatens it. No one, .for inan~ace,euan
read, withouit a feeling of inidintion,
the subjolned incident, related by a
residlig near Moscow, wats iraveling
through a deserted part of thme comuntray
in a conmveyanice contlaining himmself,
his wife aind four chaildroen, when tihe
party was pursued by a flotek of howl
I: ~ ing, famishing wolves. T1he pensaim
urged the ho rses along at full s pee,
but in spite of all thme wvolves gaimned
every minute on the trmvelers. A lior
rible (death seemned imminenit,wvhen tihe
father devised am plan fomr perasoauly
escapiing romi time danger. lie mook
IIs youingest child in his ams anei de
liberately threw it to time pursuers.
This averted thec danger for a brief
tim, bt oonafer hewoleswere
aanfollowing the~ carriage In searchm
of fresh prey. Su~c e.ssively tihe other
three ciildren :e thlrown to t hem
miand devoured, which enabled time nmn
amid his wife to reach a nieighmborin-r
village in safely. The poor mother,
who had ini valn impllored lier husband
H miot to sacrillee in this barbarous fash
Ion the lives of her little ones, die
nounced the unnatural parent, to the
.authorities. Thie ease has just been
heard, and thme father acquittedl, on the
thmeory that hue had the right to sacrn
~'flee lis children since his own life was
I, ~ at stake. 'The laiw of his countulry may
absolve hmi, but every puient, wvill
condemn hmim.
Never Forge't anuythalug.
A successful businessa man says there
were two things which lie learned
when lie wvas eighteen, which were af
terwards of great use to haim, namely:
"Never to lose anything and iiever to
forget anythiing."
An old lawyer sent with him an un
u portanit paiper,wvith certain Instructions
wvhat to do with it.
"But," inquired time young muan,
"suppose I lose it, whaut shall 1 do
then?"'
-Tihe answer war, with tihe utmost
emphasis, "You nmustnot lose it."
"I don't mean to," said time young
man, "but suppose I should happen
"Butt I say ycu must noet happen to!i I
shall make no provision for any queh
occurrence. You mus) not los0 It I"
FARM AND GARDEN.
I1 WIC AND RABrBTfl GNAWING TwRiEs.
-Every winter the agricultural jour
nals contain inquiries aq to a remedy
to prevent mice and rabbits inawing
trees and we have nearly annuially an.
swered them. Our remedy, which we
have tried with success, has proved
effectual in every Instance in which it
has been properly applied. It is to
bandage the trees with any old cotton
or woolen cloth, or very stiff paper
will do. For mice, vight or ten Inches
high will answer; for rabbits, not less
than two feet. The latter standing
upright can reach up very nearly two
feet as far as they can reach they will
guaw. Tile same cloth, if ptt away,
will last for several years. Of cours.,
the bandaging must be well done and
tied to the trees securely. In gardens,
where trees are suro to be found if
there are any in tho vicinity a good
protection is to feed them with cab
bage-stalks, or decayed heads of cab
bage, ollals of rutabagas, carrots, hay.
etc. A "dead trap,'' baited with apr
pl, will also soon clear a garden; but,
if in a starving condition, a hali doz
en rabbits will destroy fifty young
trees in a singlo night. One winter
they not only injured several young
pear trees for us, but nipped off the
tender ends of certain shrubs as cleai
ly as it doun with pruning shears,
Prrs FOR VE0WrAL..-Most of our
cellars are too warm for the best pro
servation of vegetables, and it is. thero
fore, advisable to store only a limited
quantity for immediate use, in tite
house, wilie tite 11an stock should be
kellt in a cool barn cellar,or in an out
door pi'. Such a pit, for family uso,is
easily made by digging a trenih about
three or four feet wide and of the same
depth and as long as niecessary, taking
care to select a situntion where water
ein not staii(. At the approach of
Winter the pit is filled i) to the level
of the ground wit the roots to ble win
tered. Beets, turnijps, carrots, etc.
Narrow t.ariilon of soll may be placed
longitudinally between the different
kiids, s6 that each mIlay be taken out
separately. This dividing of the pit
I ntlo several sections h-is the additional
advant-igo of making tihe bulk of each
siualler. Large qunitities of roots itt
one iass are liable to heat aid do not
keep as well i, sinaller lots. The roots
are then covered with 'tnough soll,say
six inches, to protect them gainst the
Irosts of early Winter, Wieni severe
cold sets i, abotit the m1111dIle of I),
"ember, more soll is tlrtown on, tnot
less t han I )wo fe t,"ver every pi rtof t hi
jit, loping off t,..wards tho .-ide, and
tite surfaco. 1irmly packed down witli
the back of a spade. With heatvy soil
this will be si illcien t to tvrn ofl' the
raint aid the Show wiater, but ill Santtidy
soll it is better to add tit aittlitional
protection of, straw, corn-stalks or
boar id s.
Witra iE.a.-The reports speak
(f i conisiderable Increase in the iake
of white cheese this season. 'T'iwre are
c rtaitiiarkets whereun 'olc r(d cheese
is (lled for tt higlte flittres th:in col
oo I clteese brings,ii I that has eaue.ol
an inereasedl make of this year. But,
i hose who prefer white elicescare more
crtilceal and rcultire it to be without
ftault when they ari ready to Iay the
highest price. YOL t iC class that pre
f'ers this cheese Wi lituwd hit r.umbor,
so that the market ;s easily overstock
ed. That appears to be tie ease this
Seas5ont, and that has pliced it at a dis
advantage. If this class of buy ers be
come i% stpplied it, is diAloeult to eII it
for a good price on the general mark
et. London and1( Manchester, Entghaind,
taike more of thec white chteese thiiw all
the ofther markets. Jt. ia only safle as a
general thintg, to matiko that11 class of
gooids tat every bod3y buys. Thei great
b..dy ot buyers prefer yellow butter
anid chleese, antd where sature has not
prop~erly' colored theta lhe artlillial
lolor mustl be aipplied to obtaini theo best
prices. Th'ils year the market appeiars
to be overetocked.
lEAVEs AND Fiutgis.-Tlith asohute
neCLcssity o1 leaves ini dev3eloping frut
is becoilg ni eli understood by culti
yatot's, bitt we still see some11 bitnders
co11uantil by thtose who do0 not fully
audetrstand( the ofllce of tese organs,
11he ownecr of' a vinleyatrd cioncludled he
wouil havel bet ter' grapi~es thain lis
neighabors If ho t urnied the fuil
ray3s of thte snt oin thle forintg anld
r.lpeing Litnebe+0. fle t'ut oil' most of'
the shtoots abiov'o thle buchies, and t hus
reioved two-t.biirds~ of all the f'ullfy
gr'ow niI iline. Tlhe conlsequlence was,
the grapes wiere neart~ly wi. itlmess 11ad1
thle v'ines witi e iulnied. It is thie foi
ago aind Rnot tihe fruit whiclh wanits (lie
erit ilih.. Antothier instnce: A tree
oR the Yellow Gauge pilm drtoppedl its
.eavyes f ront leaf-bhIIghit when the plumits
were only3 two thirds grown, antd ithfi
ontly a bitter flavor. [The brantches
w cre iuite bare i or some w e-ks, tint
the Itruit was sia'ioary. A new set
of Ileaves tlheni enmetu 01ut, (the)1i plums
Ii nishied theIr grow~tht andit r puened ito
the honuey'ed S aai eees peculiar to that
variety.
Vni:-n 5 0F A N OJR.D F AinMil--A Fiue
Cessf'ul okt fa:i mier on1ce Fa d, t ii'Ott(n
acre of 1land1 well p1)ep: red and( cultiva
ited will piroduce' n101e thanii two which'h
o. tdeve ontly the siame amou~t l.of labor
used oni 011e. 0One (OW, he r'Se, Iuule,
shkeep or hog, well led atid car'ed for,
IS mo10e proitabie tihan two led oni 1he
amilount that will keep one0 we'll. One
atero of' giass Is wor th mio e than wo
uf cottldn where no grass is r'aised. The
farmer who ntever! reads thie piapers,
antd snecers at book tat tinig anid liu
proveentst, gceerally hais ai leaky roof,
Jr'oken--dlown ? entCes, andit .omtplain iof0
bad sealsons antd poor lands. Tn'e fairm
er who is above his tbusi ness, anid en
rui~s to others to im uiago, ila due sea
6011 has no businless to ttendti~ to.''
Foni storing oionis, tIRatere in bet
ter place t han a dry3, cool, anad airy'3
loft,whiere t hey ennI hie spreaid out th in
ly, and often ilookedl over for te re
tioval of0 thouse ''I whih maiy haive beguni
Ittal to1 the( keeing of t 1 oionlS, an~d
miuchi hl~ig is almosiuot . lual ly so.
FFun the young chic~ks oftei--br'ead
wvet wvithi at k is tas good as any food
for thlem. Tlucy shoultd have watler
twice a day13 in shallow v'essela.
P~Lar beets ill a dheelp mtellow, p1lia
ble0 soil, it rowts lit'y Iinchest' iaart.
C~over' the seid abut an1 incht teep).
W lhen the y'ountg plaiits ate aibout tin
nnch high tini toeCighlt or ten inichles~ n
the row.
.Froua an1 apphal ently very catrefuilly
conduciited experiimenit. by P'roi. C. A.
Y'oung, of' Prlinceton , N. J)., it, appears
that the thiermo-eleci'ti pow1%er of troln
ill aI vaunn'ii. (Aincerican J(Rurnal o' Sci
entce, November, 1880J), andi thui modi.
ies, if it does 110t disprove, tihe intdue
tioni of Exner that thertuo-elbet ic force
ini general ts due1 to the contact of the
gaues wvlehL bathte the metali,
THE HOUSEHOLD.
COOoa.-Many different kinisd . or
cocoa are now advoertused,but when tihe
nibs are properly prepared there can
be no dou bt that the cocoa made from
them is less heavy and more digestible
than that obtained li1 other ways.
Bruise one fourth pound of best Tr in
idad cocoa nibs in a mortar, add two
quarts of water and boll slowly eight
hours. Then strain and piour into bot
tles. It will keep fresh for several
dya. feat the quantity required for
breakfast., and servo in a kettle, with a
spirit lal) underneath, as it Is most
important. that the cocoa should be
hot. Bulled milk should be served up
at the .anno table. This method of
tireparing tine cocoa enables tihe house
keeper to have it always ready at hand
to heat as required in a few inimutes.
She I cocoa Is cheaper; it must be boil
ed very klowly, the pr-portions of wa
ter being one quart to a breakfazt a
cupful of the shell. After straining
let it get cold, then skin off all the oil,
and give it another boll before serving.
Another economical way of making
cocoa is to take threo handfuls of shell
cocoa arid one ounce of pounded nibs;
boll them ii water three or four hours
the day before the cocoa Is wanted.
CAMILTS.-The custem of completely
covering the floor of bed-chanbers
with earpets is rapidly becoming ob
solete. In sone rinstances, people use
40t ear p t at all. TisIni extreme ebange
is not at all desilrablo. It Is good to
ha ve carpets iII (very part o the room
where the feet inutist regularly be
placed. It Ia bad to have cai pets in
pal t of the room where the feet are not
regularly placed. These two rides
govern the wholo positlon. and the
niost Iniexperienoced hosewife call
easily reienber them. By the-e
rtiles there shotill be carpet aill around
the bed, earl.et opposite to the ward
robes or chests of cransers, carpet op
posite the wash-stand, carpet opposite
th o dressing-table, but none uner the
bedis, and Ioneo for it Spmae or tLwo or
three leet arouid the room--thatt is to
say, t% o or tihree :eet fromi the N ails of
the ,r4im. The oarpets Ihat, tro latid
dowin should be loose Iroin eaelh other,
each one shouid be comuplete in itoeii,so
that it can be taken tip to be shaki- ii
with the lost tou0ble, and each one
should be tarraniged to Ito Ulo- e 1o tle
lotlor, so thait dlust inay not easily gel.
urderneath. The advanntmge o such It
plain are evident.
How TO SAvis S' anrmt IN PnJ ennyeNG.
-A I (lot gh aft little late ill 11lie sea:-on11 it
inmay be weIl to repe a - hint otten imnade
on the mainier f using in cool:uig
fIttilt. 0.e 14h01uld kinow that sugar
boiled with an acid, if It be but for
iihree iniutka will ie comiverttd in to
gluco.-e, whicb is th'e form ot' sugar
louil inl s wet applCs. Uinc lound of
sugar hits as inicih sweetening power
a-. 2 pounis olucose. lin other woi d.,
011 puund of sugar stirred in to the
IrtiLt after it is cooked aind winilo yet
Warini, will iniko the f ruit a3 s weet its
2 - pouinels added whil the irtit is
twiing. Save your sugar by a little
chemnical kinowledge.
WINTEn SALA.-Take two Spanslhl
onions, well boliod, aild whe n coid cut
hMAR inntO slices and arrAlungo tinoiut
ne.atly in it silad bowl. Pour over a
sauce conpo'ed of thick creai, a little
vimnegnar, imuitstard mad salt, auinda gaunish
rouid with tbct root, which has been
boiled, and wiien cold cut lito shal,es.
CohN UTSeru-ns.-Ingredieents: Nine
eanrs oi corn, h alf cup ofnmilk, one egg,
ilour, Cut tihe naw corin frout the
cob, mix it, with Lime milk,salt:,pepper,
egg well beaten, anud ilour ennouigh to
nniike a still batter'; dr'op fromn a arge
spooni into boiliang lard, and lryv a nice
OnAson Pixs.---Beat, to a eam onie
hall cuip 0f suigari nlthi a tablespooinft
ol butter, anid add the beiaten yolks ot
t' eggs. thui grate'd rimid aine julce oh
two orannges,at then thne whl~es of the
eggs, beanten stitn; bake w Ithn ('nc
cl tust.
IlA~tn G ixoannEADn. -TIo one quart
ilour allow onie pin i f mo1 1.asses5, in
which hans beemn (lissolved one dessert
spioonfuLl of Seda; junavor withd nnothing
but giniger ; do not handle too muchel,
aid noll anid cunt ini any shape desIred.
BATTERn 1PuDDNo.-Six eggs, aIx
tablepoulieu aIlouir, onie ujitlrL of nilik
a little salt, aind halt a tenspooniful ol
sodat, or a Leasp. omt ul oi bakning pow
den'; bake in a buttered pan for twenty
OLD boot, tops, cns into pieces the
right, size amm h lied, miake good 1comn
holders. Tlie letner)L keeps all Ihuit
amn ay lromn thne hnand.
LAnonx holes in a loaf of( bread are
proof o4 a carees cook. Thne kne'au
ing hast beein slighted.
Educatig tne Memory.
M. Lecoq deC Boisbanudan, late dirctor
of tihe Ecole .Natiomnale tic lDesvin, in P'aris,
trinted his pupils withi e'xtraorinary sue.
ccss, beginning with line sniplest, fIgures in
memiory'. Th'ley were miade to study thec
imodeis thnonotughly before they tried to
diaw themi froii miemory. OJne favornte
expnedient wais to aissoiate tine sighnt imemno.
ry withn tine muscunlar meminory by mnaking
his puils hollow at ia <hstannce timc outlhnes
of the ligut es wtithn a peneii hlid( in their
hnids. After three or four mnonthns' prae
1iee, thneir visuail inmory became greantiy
strnength enied. Thiey had no dillliculty ini
summinolninig images at will, in hoihing themu
steady aind in drawing thienm. TIheir coplies
were executed withn miaivelous lidelity, ats
attested by a cnniission ot tine institute,
app~loinited in I852 to inqutire into1 tine int
ter,- of wvhiich thne eunineint p~aiinter, llorace
Verinet, wans ia mnemnber. The present slade,
profIessor' of hine arts, at Utniversity Col
lege, M. Legiros, was a pupil of' M. (Ie
jloisbaiudran. lIe inas exp~ressedi his ian
debtednecss to the system, and~ he has as
surted ine of his own succesm in t<:achniig
ot hers mn a similanr wany. I counld mne'ntion
instainces witiin my3 own expeiee ini
whichm thne vistiziim faculty hnas becomte
atrenigt imened by pinaetice; inotably, one of
a proinent enigilneer, wino hamd time power
ol neenhlmng fr m wmi tunusunal prcesion,
but not color, lIeplyinig to cei tamn ianquir..
les, recen~itly, ine sand that11 they had&( istultedci
hninni to practice his color- memliory, amid that
tie has done so withn such~ sunccess that lhe
Inas becomec (tie ani adept, amii that the
niewly-acquired piower was a souirce of
miuch plheasulre to himn Tine memories we
should aimt at acquirinig are chiefly tCased
on a thorough titlrstaiuding of thne objects
obser ved. In no ease is this mnore surely
effectedl than in the process or mechnamical
drinwig, where lime portendedi Strumctur'e
has to be portrayed so exactly in plan1,
elevation, side view amnd sectiomns that the
workan has slmiliy to copy the drawnving
in metal, wood or stonme, as tihe case nmay
be. It is undloubtediy the fact thnat ume
chnanicians, engnieers and aricitects 1)08.
seas tine faculty of seeIng mnentlal Iiages
with remniarkable clearnes ami ,weonm
WIT AND HUMORL
A DOWN-TOWN woman got mad at
her husband the other day, and in
wardly vowed that she wouldn't speak
to hin sga n, no never. And.how that
man did enjoy himself. A restful
calm settled all over hin; he put hts
feet on the window sill, smoked his
o-gar in the parlor. went out early and
cnmo in very late, ate with his knife,
brought his friends home to dinner
unexpectedly, staLed in bed until the
fire wvas kindled and inhaled more true
Joy than he had ever dreamed the mar
ried state af'orded. And that woman
was dancing mad, and grew madder
every day, till at last she broke out,
"I should think you'd be ashamed to
e)j.)y yourself when you know I'm
feeling awfully all the time; so there
boo, hoo," and the freshot of tears was
but a J)reface to a deluge of talk that,
nearly wore the poor man out.
ON the Atlantic train for Bradford
a very well known Joker from Oil City
was walking through a car, when he
suddenly stooped down and picked up
sonetlimg.
"Who's lost half a dollar 1" said he.
At once a dozen persons in the ear
were seardhing their pockets, and one
ill-favored man respoided that half a
dollar was missing from his pooket,and
heldi out his hand.
"Waks it dated 1800?" said the Oil
City ian11.
"Yes, I'm pretty sure it was."
"And nicked on one side ?"
'Yes, that's Inino.'
"Yon are sure ?"
"Cuertainly I an, so hand it over."
Ile banded It over,and when the man
looked at the button which had been
put in his hand, his face lengthened so
suddenly it atmost drove his head
through his hat,.
11x had never eaten a Malaga grape,
and lie squeozed the outside of one bi -
tween his thumnb and finger expecting
the pulp to fly luto his open mouth,
like inly deceiit sort of grape. The
tough skin held, and looking at It dub
lously lie tossed it away, and tried an
other tine. This onte crnshed in his
tingers, the Jice flylig all over his
hrd-even cent. ineikte. With a look
or ut:utterable: disgust he appealed to
a street gati t :it
"11ie. bub, I thought green grapes
wuz gene by, but. I'm durned If they
ain't s.illng 'em yet. I'll give you ten
cents 11 you'll eat these durn things.''
And that boy sat, on a dry goods box,
swung his f, t weagged his laws,Uked
i 5tiojs anld etaried tihe mnoney, th1e
runt c octui-loually ex:lainig bettvtozi
his 1its oI uneoit,ro'LabIe laug bier.
"Kits 'ii skins all' all, durned if he
don't. Saints till' all, like a cow chew
Il a pIMItiikuikt I
A J3mzi.in of Glasgow was noted for
the siwjoicity of his manners otn the
bench. A youth was charged before
him with abstracting a handkerchief
f rom a gentlemian's pocket. T.oe in
dictnucut being read, the Balle, ad
dressing the prisoner, remarked, "I
hii nme (toot ye did the (teed, for I had
a handlkerchief ta'en oct o' my atin
pouch th is vera week."' The same
Magisterial logician was on another
oocas.ou seated on the bench, when a
case ci serious assault was brought
forward by the pubile prosecutor.
Struck b. tile powerful. phratculogy of
the inaictnent, the Bailie proceeded to
say, "For this mntlcious crniue ye are
il. d half a &uiar a.'' The At-sessor
reiarked th.at L1ie case had not yet
been proven. "Te, said tie Ma,,
a eeateakan "w'luit mak'a whine, ayd
sillringiy aesdsc
s mid ess of Ausvtrwe aretc
etoe"amuse"herelf whr sh rupdof
chaoaea sees inw he orindg tihen
gosto er btabls.o Athoee E tke's
a bewersk and hirtundarn wthe, andi
arlt'stredigs he dilyipaperto der-a
ed toieraarmntwhrdserie
SoilE people hrave queer ideas of
plty For inistanice, a devout citizen
of I'lymnpton, Oregon, has built a house
on posts for.y 1ees hIgth, in Ordier to
live necar heaveni. Forty feet I that's
nothing. WV hy don't 110 live in tite sky
plarlor of a fashionable first-class
notel!
"Wa don't want aill this, we don't,
want it," said ani titorney to a voluble
old l:idy on the witness-stand. "It is
irrelevanit.'" But tile witniess paid no0
hee~d, anid talked on finishing with:
"'t'here, you've gtot ,t, whlether you
want it or not,, antd it isii't irreverent
either,''
A 01(1d lady at, t he revival n~eeting in
Ernienaton, the othler night, arose in
tihe congregationl and said: "Blrethtren
and shstreit, I feel very regretful for
muy sits, and( Liheir bnrde.u is hleavy, I
lee-I ltdel -llke the "s.hucker" ont a
b.'ass caindleatick.''
Fisasurn, having haud his portrait
pitinueeti nks the opitlin of his Ir ienu
ihabts, a retured hiome pa n.er. 1)ab.,s:
"We lt, it,'s like you; but if you've
paid twentty-Ilve pountds for it, you've
iA-wei doate. WVny, there ain't halt a
putl of~JL pint, on thec whole Lbhing I'"
Rav. W. II. 11, 31utrray says, "death
is a pelnit ion, thtat, is till.'' Well, i
tttat, hs all-lit (ient h is simply a"p
wiiatay-y iall-it?- '.diintrion,'" It Cciii '
have ia stiing, as alleged. We alwvays
hadt a sniezkintg sort of a f'eeling that it
was$ onie 01 those tilings, but. owing to
ai rut'h of pl)iiticai neOws we nlever got,
roouii to a y so.
Aa ixchtange s: "Whim milk
s0o11s, statdinig wilt renlder it swee;,
alga ih."'1 Its dill'erenit with an~ old
nitid. Whien shte is sotr, scalding
a itl enaly nagient her neldsty.
IlFFa'..its O~vas a byrick-yard. hils
diaiglinor has comelt out ini a niew boat
nit, w iiih bric.k-red timmntinga, and
tie girls say site looks just kiln' in it.
itF a hotel eik smiles pleas anily
wheat you ask hi ilml a(utiiont, is it a
sigu lie hasn't buen i there long.
Ma talk of kiiling .imec, while Old
'Tittait thy aists in plaitilng thiem.
War should nc t bald headed bachiel
ors le tin favor of the'iTurkish hair'emn.
Tluxi only house work some girls do
is to dust around after a ..au.
TfowANI>A girls shth for an intellec
tuail mtethtod of banginug the hair.
Co'statiN on the lung tissues
mnst steadily I acrease by the retoattion
of ite foul corruaption. Dr. hlul's
Cough 83 rup pr-oimotes gentlie ox pee
torationt, andi gives great relief to those
auiftri tag u. ill (Mnunuptinn.
"I am directed bymy unole, Hon. A.
H. Stephens, to say to you that he Is
inclined to believe that he has derived
some bdnefit from the use of Simmons'
Liver Regulator, and he wishes to give
it a further trial. Yours respectfully,
W. G. STPUENS.
Orawfordville, Ga., March 81, 1870.
Extract of a letter from Hon. Alex.
ander H. Stephens, dated March 8,
1872: "1 occasionally use, when my
condition requires it, Doctor Simmons'
Liver llegulawr, with good effect.
A. H. S-rxruaxe."
An tngonmous drilling machine has
been devised for enlarging the lower
or Inner ends of holes for blasting
purposes, so as to admit a large charge
of powder being placed at one polnb.
To accomplish this a tube Is employed
which has its upper end provided with
screw threads, on which Is screwed a
Jaw nut, and upon the end of the tube
is screwed a cap, having radial arms.
Through the centre of the cap is passed
a rod, having a thumb nut screwed on
its upper end; this rod extends down
to the bottom of the hole, and its lower
end is forked and has a curved bit or
cutter pivoted thereon. The latter
projects through a hole in the side of
thie tube at the lower end, and within
the tube is a slotted guide piece which
prevents the cutter being drawn up
with the tube. After the ua3ual hole
has been drilled, this instrument is In
sorted in the hole to any desired depth
and then rotated. By screwing down
the thumb nut the cutter is gradually
fed outward through the slot, thus
maklug an enlarged chamber at the
bottom of the hole, so as to apply an
increased charge of powder,
Grateful Womnu.
None receive so much beneft, and
none are so profoundly grateful and
show such an interest in rejomending
Hop Bitters as wonen. It is the only
remedy peculiarly adapted to the many
Ills the sex Is almost universally sub
ject to. Chills and fever, indigestion
or deranged liver, const'ant or per
iodical sick headaches, weaknas In the
back or kidneys, pain in the shoulders
iud differeat pArts or Li body. a feel
lug of lateitude and lelspondenc', are
all rt-aidiiy reiuved by these Bitters.
Couran lt.
Sturttng with the knowledge that minl
eral .il is lighter than water, and be
lieving that oil will not take fire un til
it Is vanorised, Col. Roberts, of Titus
ville, Penn., hias Invente I a tank which
he thinks will preserve the oil con
tents from ignition by lightning. A
f(ox feet from the top of the tank a dia
phragm of Irou is placed so that the
tank has two co ipartmints, the lower
or larger of wiloh has connecion with
the tipper by an 8-inch pipe riveted to
the diaphragm and extending to about
eight Inshes of the I ottom of the tank.
An overflow and inlet pipe for water
at the top of the upper c a uber, a vent
tube through this same chamber, an 1
an oil 1illing and emptylig tube at the
top or the lower chamber, complete the
device. Tie tank Is filled first with
water, andi then the oil is pumped into
the lower chamber, di phlcing most of
the water, and finding protection from
air admixture.
OxN1RAL DxnIcit..-In this corn
plaii t the good elteets of the VEUBTINE
are realized Immediately after coi
meneing to take it; as debilitv denotes
deici'elenoy of the blood, and VEGIETIX
acti directly upon the blood. There is
ao remedy that will restore the health
from debility 111c the VICGETINE. It is
nourishing and strengthenIng, put ilies
the blood, regulates the bowels, quiets
the nervous system, acts directly up~on
the secretions, and aronses the whole
y3stemn to wtlo.i. it has never failed
ni this implalint.
Mr. J. (toyn Jeffreys has been examin
ing the coliectionas of mollitsca made
dluring the expedit'ons of the British
ships Lightning and Porcupine n the
North Atlantie, and, by comparing the
facts thus disclosed with others else
where developed, has come to sonic
iateresting conclusions. 8ome of the
shella lived only at depths of between
9000 and 10,000 feet; but the vory same
species hadl been dIscovered in a fossil
state at a height of more than 2000 feet
in Sicily andi Calabjria. Those miol
luscan f'ossiis thenm had lived at one
time 11,00) or 12,0')0 feet lower than
their poditon when found, or, in other
words, had beetn sent up from oc a i
depths a muoh greater distance than
the present height of Mt. Etna (10,870
feet) above the l'vel of the Mediterra
neana. HIs observations of the post
tertiary deposlts generally in Europe,
Asia and N'orth America forced him to
question the permanence, or even the
antIquIty (speaking geologically), of
existing ocean basinis.
A wash that woutd usually take all
dlay wli ordinary soap, can be donie
in three hours, with D)obbmas' Electric
Soap. (made by Craglin & Co, Phila
delphia,) and it canntot injure tihe finest
fabric. Tiry It.
Gustav Engea has experimented upon
animal atnd vegetable substances to
ascertaia the priaciples involved In
dy3einlg. Ali the experinents agreed
In proving ihat the facility with which
suabstanaces absorb an'l retain dyes do
pends5 almost entirely upon physical
strueture, and especially upon eapil
iarity.
TDKJnE is bitt one real cure for bald
ness--Garoolitne, a cdeodloriz d exi ract
of petroleum, a natural hair restorer.
As recently Improved anid perfected,
Carbolinie Is free fromi tiny objection.
The best hair diressing known.
Prof. Sdvestri fiuds tJiat the muimmit
of Mt. Etna hans been lowered about 40
feet, as a result of recent volcanic ac
tivity.
"T'um it upi, s'x 1ong y(earsof bod
riddlen -1 k.., s, costling $.'i0 per year,
total $l,200O-all (f thIs exipeinse was
stoppedl by threLe bittits of Ihop Bilt
tei s, takena by liy wife. 8he has (lone
her own housework for a year since,
without I bie k as of a (d.y, and I want
everybody to know It, for their bene
Under favorable conditions, the chest
nut andl the oak 'e ill live a thousanid
years. Th'Ie beech and the ash live less
than half as long.
A.. a e f or' Ji.
Kidney-Wort act, firsit by overcoming in the
mnlest inmnr all tendtenicy to counstipation-,
thnen, by lit graL tengo and nivigorating pro
pei ties. It relstorc's to health tlo dlobintated
andt weakeed patrts. --Chronicls.
AGJENTMI AGENTht AGENTMI
JOSIAH ALLEN'S WIFE
FUNNIKS'iof ALL. W O .,
"My Wayward Pardner.'
AOENTs wANTED In every Town. D~on't mles
it. dm ro .lrculr at onc at d boue toerl
To. AidgeF.mnsI.uBLSan&t'6,ewjark*.* J.fo
VEGETINE
FOR
Chills, Shakes,
FEVEJR AND AGUE
DR. U. R1. ST~Vsmm 'TAasRo0, N. C., 18T70
Dear Sir :-I feel very grateful for what youi
valuable medie e, Vegetin, has done in mi
family. I wish % express my thanks by Inform
lug you of the wondierful cure of my son; also
to let you know that Vegetine Is the best Medi
clue I over saw for CainLA. SnAxKs, Fasva an(
Aous. My son was sick with measles In 1873
whicli left him with Ilp-joint diseaso. My sot
suffered a great deal of pain all of the time; tih
pain was so great he d.d nothing but ory. Thi
doctors did not help him a particle, he (ould no'
lift his foot from the floor; he could not mov
without crutches. I read your advert.eieu
In the "Louisville Courier.Journal," tbat Vege.
tine was a great Blood Puriller and Blood Food
I tried one bottlo, which was -e great benefit
tie kept on with the medlene. gr idually galn
Ing. sle has taken eighteen bot les In all, an(
lbe is completely restored to health; walks with,
out crutoues or cane. lie is tweknty years 01
age. I have a younger son, fifteen years of age,
who is subject to Cun..s. Wnenever he feell
one coming on. he comes in, takes a dose 01
Vegetine, and that is the last of the Chill. Veg.
etlue leaves no ba I effect upon the system tik
most of tho med cines recommended for Chills,
I cheerfully ree immond Vegotino for such vom.
platints. I think It Is the greatest medicine Iv
the world.
lespectfully. MR. J. W. LLOYD.
VEOTINB.-When the blood ifbco'no lifelesi
and stagnan', elth r from oaunge of weather or
of climate, want of exercise, Irrerular diet, ox
from any other cause, the VEBOTINH will rene"
the blood, carry of she putrid hurnors, leanmsE
the stomach. regulate t:ie bowels, and iparl
a tone of vigor to tuo whole body.
VEGETINE.
Drugglsta' Testimony.
Ma. Ii. It. STIvEC1s:
De'r .-r :-We have been selling your remedy,
the Vegotine, for about threo year , and take
pleakure in recommending it to our customers
and In no Instance where a bI od purilit r would
reach t-ho ease. h is it ever filled to effect a ou e,
to our knowleuige. It certainl Is the neplus d.
,/a of renovators. lespectful ,
E. M.811EPiClltD & CO.. Druggists,
Mt. Vernon. Ill.
Is acknowledged by all classes of people to b%
the best and most reliable bluod pulner la tiLe
wrd.VEG INE,
PRIEPAltED BY
1. IM. OTEVENS, Boston, Mas.
Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists.
7-.
The Only Medicine
That Acts at the Same Time on
The Liver, the Bowels and the Kldneys.
These gre t organs are the natural cleans
er of t te. If they work well health
will be perfect; if they become clogged,
dreadful diseases are sure to follow with
TERRIBLE SUFFERINO.
Billousness, Headache, Dyspepsia, Jan
dice, Constipation and Piles, or Kid.
ney Complaints, Gravel, Diabetes,
or Rheumatic Pains an4 Aches,
ae developed because the blood is poisoned
expelled naturally.
KJIDNEY-WORIT
ltroyn ovum wil be oanshed ;neg le
them and you will live but to suffer.
Theand n.aebesncured. Try itaudyon
and health wlllonceomoregladdenyourlhear.
Whsafer leser firm~ thetermestetaa eblagbeskt
WbeasacsrssuhlbftreasulpafieasdPilse
K;DNEY-WoRT will cure you. Try a pack
age at once and basatisfied.
It t'a dry vegetable compoun~d and
One Package makesaix quarts of Medieine.
W8e Int upon actng It ile $1;.00.
WELLS, IICUAUDBOII b Co., Iroprietrs,
1 0 <Willn. ,earaid.) mn.,at.., yS.
$OSTET~g
."CELEBRATED
T'her ' Ia no civsgsze'l lIaru mon In the Western
.1 Ii hphereu in whI.ich t he' 'ity of113 H- Ri es~ter's
Az osmachi liie lesa s a tonte, ''rrectlve, andc anti,
dllz'mmat milziline, 1a nit. kunowni andl aplprec'Iateoi.
Viio it is a medicine for all seasons and all
-limaites, ;. is especacl. y suited to the com,
Jiaints generatedl uy tihe weather, being the
putrest andl best vegetable atlantitant in the
For ane by Druggists and Dealers, to whom
uppi, for . os'etters Almanac for li891.
of bu..UMwoak- man of let
eed b~y tho strain of torstemlng overn
utinmit tand use tre brai nnoera
Hop Sitters. waste, usse Hop E,
dIf yo care yun and sfferin from ay in.
sle or singlc o re oung, suerng from
nres, rely on o p B tters.
Woever you are Thuadse an
caeeits clefnis. Ion. dnofs Id at y
hout (t r by thoy use of
B tae rHop HopBitters
Have you dits.
"epin kaIse. I. 0.
oft oaf ei~'shO san abolut
You will be0 use or opium,
If you aresim- Sold by drug
l- 1,rltt NVR -ila.dfr
enav ey ou r nor nrrrunj
saved hun- P'ehestr, , y.
drede, - AoonoOt
CMONTilat )N TIIA!.frlr"at tamp em
90C. Tnr P l'orslg's JOURNAL, Hlacterstown. Mid.
$1750 ^"Y~niL" ygn, g;-rgu
Those anaewerlig ia advertisernent wil
confer a favor upon the advertiger indl the
publluher by stating that they saw thte adwer
trnntu in thiul murntal (hnaming the paper
nathe sae org ,and thro E
Kidyiseeu~fu~~gs.a~dfl~a
Musical Christmas
GIF3!!! I
Most ao o gift to plars o e
will be tle foloIng elegantly bound o4tvfl1
Any on alled, post-free, for the 'ri g'
ai~coned.
Robert Pranuss Nong Albuno.
Geas of English Song.
house 4t0cle. Three volumes.
World 4 Song.
Plasoeat Homne. 4-hand collection.
shower of Pearls. Vocal DuetI,
Cremne de Urn reme. 9 1o.
operatie Pearls.
Gems of Strauss,
lens of the Danee.
Cluster of eans.
SuushAne crong.
gach of the above In Cloth, $3.60; Vine GOit, gS
Student's Life in Song. $1.0o.
curiosities of Mue. $1.00.
jleethenreas. A Romance bY Rau. 9I.ao.
Rhysaes *Tunes. OhristMas Oftg. Si.g.
Sulilvan's Vocal Albun. gP.o
Fairy ringers. For Piano. $I.W.
OLIVER DITSON & 00., Bostont,
J.=. MDrSON. b CO.,
1153 Chestnut street, PhUIadelphs1
KINGSFORD'S
OSWEGD
UR
|(INGSFOROg
OSWEGO
CORN
STARCH
PUANOSILVER
GLOSS
STARCH %
IONCSFORDAON -
OS0WEO N.Y.
LAND
STARCH
For the Laundry, is the best and most economical in
the world. Is perfectly pure, free from Aelds and
other foreign substances that injure Linen. it
stronger than any other, requiring nitneb lts quan.
ty iusingI uiforn, atim'ens and finishes work
always thosame Kinesford's Polverzed Corti Starch
foPddFs, Illanc-btango, Cake. dc,. is ptjtre and
de icato. rfraile to ermuda Arrowroot. When
you ask itbr Kingsiford's Oawcgfo Starch, see that you
get it as Inferior kinds are oft en subtilutod.
Sta by all jrst-class Grocers everychere.
T. KINGSFOJRD A soN, Oswego, New York.
upertitu' ealebrated ungle Breseli-toadhng Shot.
In Ot 03L up. Doutbt *tt , el BireechI land viat
U2:0u -.% 'uzzlessd 8 - eeoh-loadlng Gun s, It1o
I Vistor of noat apprvad M ulivh an., imerloa
make. All kind cit sportin i m ismeut, aiiid arti
*8c~up-te bpt gns et a. de t r ils.
JOS. C. GRUBB & CO.,
712 Market Streets Phila.s Pa.
Chemist e~s :15cnet
TEAS, La.,'t ma nyiiAumc
Trade contin nalye icreai l-Agents wante eve
i$e..t ducemeintin aI t time-sead
43 V'esey St.. N. Y. P 0. Bar Usi.
M'CR OSCO PES,
lY pea isas, e'rTherm'nitore. y 0 ae,
R.4 & J. BEOK,
Ianufacturin Opticins iadgelpin Sendths
mnenuon this paper.
ELGIN WATCHES
All stes. Goed, Silver and N iceg
0., Pittsbsrth, Pa.
* AISLR er monia. AUnXENE
ma Co. aoo George si. inesnona
A Husban u., o ~, or~Oxsn g
tere no ri d r adii if sour, coinr, iq
A ana Wek o (Ju cres Nerveus D)ebiliit
rgj t: e. end r Circular to Alcia arncy
ENCYCLOPADIA ai
TIUETTES BUSINESS
bThai. lhe chf npest an a i nidr
tie ofife, culho soappearto lb, t aovats
in. full ae crip; -n ndihnwrkrn rentra oena t
Sn ltaAdrr~ NATIONALPilSNG0.
AGENTS WANTED for the Hfandsomeost and
CHEAPEST BIBL ES Fvr migh ,"asgin
FOR e KICSH PREMIUMS.
Platform FAMILY 80ALE
We hs acurately up to 5 Elhe. tt
I85nicn aPEaAYnMae ellsa Ou Ne
Delil pricoe *2.00 Other van$i
Scalh a weighing 28 lbs. cost $8.00,
JSEOUT,AR 11OOM FOIR AOIENTS.
Eeit re Iaer tory gven fre. Ta
DOMIESTIC S0ALSg CO.
0. 181 W. Fl'ik St., UJinoinmnat, 0.
Oa' eon ,0 cents iniolwli .aBar
W N IGente anor ady to ddroes ence
__________ iMlarnaA uo., f0o York.
SAPONIFIER
s thA libI ~i~trated Lye fbr fAMilY
n anu N an ToiletSop quicxls
AND TAKE NO OTUER.
P~WA e' AT W.ifA NiFP'f 4 .. PTTITA 't
189
1 A YEARI and expnses to agente
0 VIKR.August,,.te.
AND ILES
Vonams Oflase m fi
harms skaa pus, but use saase
"Aal'0.& l'Jr,92.T saV